Without the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, teachers will struggle in the classroom

The future of the Institute of Education Sciences, the nonpartisan research arm of the Education Department, is suddenly in jeopardy. The Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump administration ...
Inside Higher Ed

Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt.

Soon after Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration gutted the federal government’s central education data collection and research funding agency, the Institute of Education ...
Education Week

What Should Research at the Ed. Dept. Look Like? The Field Weighs In

The education research field was reeling after the U.S. Department of Education slashed staff from its research arm and canceled scores of contracts and research efforts earlier this year. Since then, ...
The Hill

Research arm of Education Department sees cuts after DOGE review

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education, is facing funding cuts as it cancels more than 160 contracts. The American Educational Research Association ...
The Conversation

Helping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences

Nicole M. McNeil has served as an investigator on projects funded by IES, including one current project on leveraging technology to improve children's mathematical understanding. She has given invited ...
American Enterprise Institute

Supporting Modern Education Research

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is at a critical juncture. After decades of operating under an outdated research model characterized by five-year grants, $5 million budgets, and limited ...